Oct 15, 2008

Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman

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Author: Arthur Miller
First Published: 1949
Type of Work: Drama
Genres: Social realism, Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Parents and children, Suicide, Twentieth century, New York City, 1940’s, Yards or backyards, American Dream, Fathers, Death or dying, Sales personnel, Selling
Locales: Boston, MA, Brooklyn, NY

Willie Loman is an ordinary man who embodies traditional American values of success. He has reached the age where he can no longer compete successfully in his chosen career, that of a traveling salesman. Faced with the termination of his job, he begins to examine his past life to determine its value.

At this critical point in Willie’s existence, his oldest son Biff has returned home for a visit, and Willie’s old desire for his son to be a traditional success in life is rekindled. But the old tensions between the two men are also renewed. Once again, to Willie’s great...

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Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman

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